ляцець
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- lacieć — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
From Old East Slavic летѣти (letěti), from Proto-Slavic *letěti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lēk- (“to hop”). Compare Polish lecieć, Russian лете́ть (letétʹ), Ukrainian леті́ти (letíty).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲaˈt͡sʲet͡sʲ]
Verb
ляце́ць • (ljacjécʹ) impf (perfective паляце́ць)
- to fly
- Synonym: лётаць (ljótacʹ)
- самалёт ляці́ць ― samaljót ljacícʹ ― the plane is flying
- (figurative) to pass, to go by (of time)
- час ляці́ць ― čas ljacícʹ ― time flies
- (figurative) to rush, to fly by
- матацы́кл ляце́ў з вялі́кай ху́ткасцю ― matacýkl ljacjéw z vjalíkaj xútkascju ― the motorcycle was flying by at high speed
Usage notes
- The imperfective verb ляце́ць (ljacjécʹ) with corresponding perfective паляце́ць (paljacjécʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its imperfective multidirectional counterpart is лята́ць (ljatácʹ) with corresponding perfective палята́ць (paljatácʹ).
Conjugation
Conjugation of ляце́ць (class 5b, imperfective, intransitive)
| imperfective aspect | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ляце́ць ljacjécʹ | |
| participles | present tense | past tense |
| active | — | — |
| passive | — | — |
| adverbial | лецячы́ ljecjačý |
ляце́ўшы ljacjéwšy |
| present tense | future tense | |
| 1st singular я |
лячу́ ljačú |
бу́ду ляце́ць búdu ljacjécʹ |
| 2nd singular ты |
ляці́ш ljacíš |
бу́дзеш ляце́ць búdzješ ljacjécʹ |
| 3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́ |
ляці́ць ljacícʹ |
бу́дзе ляце́ць búdzje ljacjécʹ |
| 1st plural мы |
ляці́м ljacím |
бу́дзем ляце́ць búdzjem ljacjécʹ |
| 2nd plural вы |
леціце́ ljecicjé |
бу́дзеце ляце́ць búdzjecje ljacjécʹ |
| 3rd plural яны́ |
ляця́ць ljacjácʹ |
бу́дуць ляце́ць búducʹ ljacjécʹ |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| second-person | ляці́ ljací |
ляці́це ljacícje |
| past tense | singular | plural мы / вы / яны́ |
| masculine я / ты / ён |
ляце́ў ljacjéw |
ляце́лі ljacjéli |
| feminine я / ты / яна́ |
ляце́ла ljacjéla | |
| neuter яно́ |
ляце́ла ljacjéla | |
Derived terms
- абляце́ць (abljacjécʹ)
- адляце́ць (adljacjécʹ)
- даляце́ць (daljacjécʹ)
- заляце́ць (zaljacjécʹ)
- зляце́ць (zljacjécʹ, “to fly away, to fly off”)
- лес сяку́ць - трэ́скі ляця́ць (ljes sjakúcʹ - tréski ljacjácʹ, “you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs”, literally “the forest is being cut down - the chips are flying”)
- наляце́ць (naljacjécʹ)
- пераляце́ць (pjeraljacjécʹ)
- праляце́ць (praljacjécʹ)
- прыляце́ць (pryljacjécʹ)
- уляце́ць (uljacjécʹ)
References
- “ляцець” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org